Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what advice they sought, and from whom, when considering the licensing model for Oak National Academy resources.

Oak National Academy’s Board made the decision on its approach to licensing. Oak decided to make the majority of its resources available on an Open Government Licence (OGL). This decision considered that, under the UK Government Licensing Framework (UKGLF), it is government policy that government funded materials should be available on a licence which allows anyone to access them directly. This ensures that the benefit of public funding is maximised, promotes transparency, and enables wider economic and social gain.

When deciding to make new materials available on an OGL, Oak carried out a review of end-user licensing terms, which incorporated advice and feedback from a range of organisations, including schools and multi-academy trusts, curriculum organisations, EdTech providers, publishers, and trade bodies.